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One of the most epic sights recorded in a place that has seen many was the immense tide of sick and wounded Union soldiers that washed up on the east bank of the Hampton River in August of 1862. Ferried by the thousands from the giant Army of the Potomac camp at Harrison's Landing in Charles City County, the stream of casualties filled ship after ship in a makeshift hospital fleet -- then made those vessels repeat the long trip up and down the James River over and over again for nearly a week. By the time the massive evacuation was completed, some 20,000 soldiers recovering from wounds or laid low by typhoid, dysentery, malaria or Chickahominy Fever had been rescued from the endless...

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Ferried by the thousands from the giant Army of the Potomac...

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